When these two programs duel you can bet both teams will bring their "A" game. It think Dan Hurley was a great hire for Connecticut and UCONN is certainly a better basketball team than Moorehead St. which the Orange only beat them by 14, You've got to like the points in this spot.

I've got a lot more confidence in this Fresno State team then I do this Boise State team. Boise didnt look that great last weekend against an average BYU defense at home and things are not going to get any easier for the Broncos as they face a Fresno State Bulldogs defense that ranks T-2nd in scoring defense in the country. Boise State has a decent defense however, they do rank just 74th in passing defense which the Bulldogs Marcus McMaryion should be able to take advantage of. Fresno St is certainly the value play for gamblers tonight - Fresno St has been beating the piss out of teams while Boise St has just be skirting by with some of their close wins, I predict Fresno St is just too much for the Broncos tonight, got to like this near pick em'

This is something of a lost season for Louisville and they are playing like they have completely giving up and statistically are are one of the worst teams in college football for combined offense and defense. The Cardinals have given up at least 38 points in each of their last four and ate a 77 burger at Clemson last Saturday.

As for the Orange, theyre looking to keep rolling and didnt show much of a hangover after the big win over a tough NC State team, putting up 41 on Wake in their last appearance, and we saw last night that Wake Forest is a descent team (beat NC State 27-23). Syracuse has made a lot of money this season and I'll keep riding them tonight. I think they win big at home and cover the number tonight.

I haven't been overly impressed with NIU this year, and like the 3 points with Toledo in this one tonight. The Toledo Rockets have a potent offense that has scored 51 and 45 points respectively in their last two games. Toledo features a strong rushing offense that is averaging over 200 rushing yards per game. Northern Illinois is only averaging 19 points on the season, and their offense ranks 127th in the FBS in total yards.

USC QB JT Daniels has cleared concussion protocol and is expected to start tonight, so that should give USC a boost, but they have so many injuries across both sides of the line, I'm taking 14.5 points with Oregon State. With all of the injuries, USC defense is really suspect right now and Oregon State is full of confidence after mounting an incredible comeback against Colorado last week, and they should keep this one very close on their home field.

The Wisconsin Badgers have been horrible this year against the spread and even worse against big numbers. In fact, Wisconsin is just 1-4 ATS this season alone when a double-digit favorite. However, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights remain an absolute joke of a football team and Rutgers has failed to cover four of its last six games as a double-digit underdog. I'm not trying to lay big chalk with this wishy washy Wisconsin team and while there's better games on the card, if forced to pick, I'll side with the Badgers in a blowout. Rutgers is simply too bad to consider at this point. Score prediction: Wisconsin 48- Rutgers 17.

****MEMPHIS TIGERS -11.5**** The Memphis Tigers have had an extra week to prepare for this game and they needed it because they have been outscored by 16.5 points in their last two games. The East Carolina Pirates are descent on offense but they too are struggling on defense and have allowed no less than 35 points in each of their last four games and are still being outscored by an average of six points. I think East Carolina has the talent offensively to keep up but their defense is a major concern against pass happy Memphis. I'm predicting a blowout here today by Memphis, Score Prediction: Memphis 48- East Carolina 24

***New York/Washington OVER 9*** - After a couple of bad relief appearances, Oswalt has done a little better over his last two starts, giving up only two earned runs but that was only over a 5.2 inning pitched. Roark is in a similar boat; he coughed up 11 earned across 9.2 innings before bouncing back in Atlanta with two earned over 5.1 his last time out. Im not thrilled about either pitcher (or team, for that matter) so I'll pass on the side, but I do think both Oswalt and Roark are hittable, so I'll take a shot on the OVERs today.

The Cardinals continue to thrive at the plate, averaging 6.1 runs in their last 10 games heading into Fridays game, and they are up against Rich Hills who has not been as sharp lately and the Dodgers have been inconsistent both at the plate and on the hill recently. They have scored three or fewer runs in three of their four games against the St. Louis Cardinals this season, and they have to battle John Gant who is locked in right now.

HOUSTON ASTROS -1.5 (RL) - The Stro's are obviously the safe pick here as they are playing loose, winning and having fun while they do it. Keuchel has allowed three or less runs in 11 of his last 13 starts. This juice is high but still worth the price as I can't even consider backing the Diamondbacks in their current form..

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